Fence-post.



,J. NAISER, s3. FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1, 1912. 1,092,942. a ented Apr. 14, 1914.

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JOHN NAISER, SR, OF TAI'ION, TEXA S.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 14:, 1914.

Application fi led November 1,1912. Serial No. 729,057.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, JOHN NAIsnR, Sr., c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Talton,

in the county of IVharton and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. v

This invention relates to fence posts and has special reference to a metallic fence post and support.

The principal object is to improve and simplify the general construction of devices of this character. a

The second object of the invention is to provide a fence post of this character with an improved form of base.

The third object of the invention is to provide an improved fence-postto which the line wires of a wire fence may be readily attached and from which they removed.

Withthe above and other objects in view the invention consists in general, of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence post constructed in accord- Fig. 2 is a face therethrough -Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail section on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

This post comprisesa body portion 10 made of sheet metal U-shaped in' cross section and provided at its lower end with a bluntly pointed portion 11. The lower end of this post is furthermore reduced by having the edges of the sheet metal cut away as at 12, so that shoulders 13 are formed between the body and the reduced lower end. A base plate or anchor 15 is embedded in the ground, and said plate has an opening 16 formed therein and through which the reduced portion of the post '10 extends with its shoulders 13 resting on said plate. The plate is provided with a depending flange can be readily,

17 at one side of the opening 16, said flange fitting snugly between the longitudinal edges of the reduced portion of the post, as shown in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawings. In this manner the base plate is held securely in position on the post. Furthermore, the edges of the base plate on two sides are turned downward to form the flanges 18 and in each of these flanges is an'inverted V-shaped notch 19, said flanges obviously as- .sisting in retaining the plates stationary.

Above the ground each edge of the post is prov ded with spaced L-shaped notches 20, the lnner extremities of the notches being tapered for purposes hereinafter to be described. Moreover, the notches on one edge are directed upward while the notches on the other edge are directed downward with respect to the inner limbs of the Us In use the ordinary post hole may be dug or the post may be driven directly into the ground so that the pointed extremity and the flanges 18 will support the same. Then the line wires are strung along into the notches as can be seen by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 and are then ti htened to assume the position shown in i ull lines in said figure.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is Afence post comprising a body U shaped in cross section havlng a reduced lower end, shoulders being formed at the junction of the body and said reduced end, and an anchor plate having a central opening through which the reduced end of the post extends with the shoulders seated on the plate, said plate having a depending flange at one side of the opening that fits between the longitudinal edges of the post and said plate having depending flanges at its outer edges that engage the ground.

In testimony signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN NAISER, sR.

' Witnesses:

Vmc. F. VACEK, RICH. J. Names.

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